Rumor: Call Of Duty: Ghosts Is The Next Title In The Franchise

Astute NeoGAF members are at it again, this time with rumored information on the next Call of Duty title. Box art appeared on the website of UK retailer Tesco (pictured below) before disappearing.

If the images are accurate, than the next entry in Activision's marquee series will be available on current-generation hardware. No listings have appeared for the PlayStation 4 or "other next-generation consoles." This year's outing should be headed up by Infinity Ward, and the box-art image would confirm this (if accurate). You might recall that a character by the name of Ghost who featured prominently in Modern Warfare 2, though depending on the timing of this title in the series, he may or may not factor in.

This isn't the first rumor we've seen regarding the next Call of Duty game, but the presence of the box artwork on a major retailer's website lends credence. We've reached out to Activision for comment,and will update should we hear back.

Looks like Activision is taking the safe route this time, probably trying to buy some time and use that COD 4 engine to crank something out before working on next-gen. Btw, I hated the hype for Ghost. It seemed like the gaming media (or Activision, at the least someone did) tried to paint him out to be this super badass, but he was way overrated. His final moment was pretty sad, but still.

If this is real, then I have just one thing to say:
Activision, or whoever is in charge of the series' titles, please stop giving Call of Duty game titles that imply stealth. This is so wrong for the obvious reasons. Black Ops and Black Ops 2 were a stretch enough.

Really? A stealth game? I don't know if COD is even capable of stealth. Stealth for COD is a linear catwalk with targets to snipe... so actually trying to make a more open stealth game might not work with their standard set up, especially with the AI the game uses.

Hmm If this were true I hope it focuses more on stealth than previous entries, sure a lot of YOUNGER fanboys will cry their eyes out that they can't be a one man army but it could bring me back into the fold again.